Tie holder



J. F. ROGERS June 22, 1937.

TI'E HOLDER Filed Dec. 28, 1935 INVENTOR. 14/1455 F floss/9s m M 6%? ATTORNEYS Patented June 22, 1937 w UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE a 2,'os4,5os

TIE HOLDER James F. Rogers, Bay Village, Ohio Application December 28, 1935, Serial No. 56,504 3 Claims. (01. 2H9) 'Ihis invention relates to necktie holders, and more particularly to a holder of the type adapted to be worn as an article of jewlery and which affords limited freedom of movement for the tie.

pear when applied to a necktie and'shirt front. Fig. 2 is a perspective rear view of the holder detached from the tie.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the holder showing 55 how the tie is gripped by the clip part, and

Fig. 4 'is a front view similar to Fig. 1 but showing the holder as being provided with other means for connection with the shirt, front.

In the accompanying drawing to which more' with the shirt front. Such other end of the chain may be connected with the shirt front in various ways, for example as shown in Figs, 1 and 3, it may be provided with a bar I! which is adapted to be inserted through the buttonhole 5 fIam aware that various kinds of tie holders detailed reference will now be made, I have 5 havehbeen proposed heretofore, some of which shown only certain specific forms or embodihave been in the. form of a clasp which connects ments of my invention, but it will be understood the tie directly to theshirt front; and others have of course that these are by way of example only, been in the form of "a flexible chain or cord which and that the invention may be embodied in is connected to theshirtffront and loosely envarious other constructions and arrangements. 10

circles the tie. I have found both such forms of My improved tie holder as shown in Figs. 1 to he holders to possess disadvantages, the first 3 of the drawing mp se a n P and having the disadvantage thatit does not afford means such as the chain II .or the like for confreedom of movement for the tie, and is therenectlng the p With the Shirt front- The p fore uncomfortablehto' the wearer. The second part may be of any desired form or construction 15 form, while affording. freedom of movement for such that it will grip the tie and be self-supportthe tie, has the disadvantage that the flexible ing thereon. In this instance I show the clip in loop or strand which encircles the tie is not the form of a sp device having front and adily adapted to support an insignia or other rear bars 12 and 13 which grip the tie I4 thereornamentation or device. Tie holders of these between. The front and rear bars of the clip are two types are further subject to the disadvantage prefera ly f u an i l len th so a t ex that they become easily detached from the shirt transversely across the tie. In this instance front and are thus likely to be lost or stolen. My the bars are connected together adjacent One improved tie holder, as hereinafter described in end thereof but at the other end are left un- 5 detail, is practical and of simple and attractive conn ct to provide an entrance for the 5 form, and overcomes the disadvantages above The bars l2 and I3 normally spr toward each mentioned. other so that the tie will be gripped therebetween,

It is therefore an object of this invention to as shown in Fig. 3, and the clip will be self-supprovide an improved tie holder having a clip porting on the tie at the position desired thereon part which grips the tie and is self-supporting y the ee 3 thereon, and also having means for connecting In providing D P Of the b ve the clasp with the shirt front to afford the tie tioned form having a front bar l2,- which is relalimited freedom of movement, tively stiff or rigid as distinguished from a flexi- Another object of the invention i t provide a ble chain or the like, I find that the bar affords tie holder, of the type referred t wh th a convenient mount for ornamentation. The 35 clip comprises relatively rigid front and back ornamentation y assume Various forms, or bars which extend transversely of the tie and example, it may con i in a P rn or design grip the same such that an ornament r insignia, formed on the bar itself, or in precious stones carriedby the front bar will always be retained j w mounted r y n he b r or assoin a, desired position relati t t t t ciated with an emblem or insignia which is in 40 holder also including a ch i or th nk which turn mounted on the bar. If desired, the ornaconnects the rear bar with the shirt front and llnentation y be in e form 01' a device or an affords the tie limited fr d of movement in insignia which is attached to the bar such as all directions. the representation of a golf bag l5, shown in Other objects andadvantages of the invention 8. 1. 45

will be apparent from the following description connecting the D P i the s rt when taken in conjunction with the accompanyfront I P de t e cha n II which has one ing h t of drawings, wherein end thereof connected to the rear bar l3, prefer- Flg. '1 is a front elevational view showing my ably at a point approximately midway between improved tie holder substantially as it would apthe ends of this bar, and the other end connected 5 I8. The connection between the chain and the shirt front may be made in various other ways, for example, by providing the outer end of the chain with a pinch-grip device such as the spring clip l9 shown in Fig. 4.

From the foregoing description and the accompanying drawing it will now be readily seen that I have provided an improved tie holder which affords the tie limited relative movement for the comfort and convenience of the wearer, but prevents the tie from being flapped about by gusts of wind. It will also be understood from the drawing and foregoing description that I have provided an improved tie holder having a clip part which grips the tie and is self-supporting thereon such that a desired ornament or insignia carried by the clip will always be retained in a desired relative position on the tie. It will be seen, furthermore, that the means connecting the clip part of the holder with the shirt front serves, not only to afford limited freedom of movement for the tie, but also as a safety device which prevents the clip from being lost or stolen.

While I have illustrated and described my improved tie holder in a somewhat detailed manner, it will be understood of course that I do not wish to be limited to the particular forms of device herein disclosed, but regard my invention. as including such changes and modifications as do not involve departure from the spirit of the in-' vention and the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A necktie holder comprising a clip having front and back bar portions of substantial length to extend substantially entirely across the tie and having resilient means connecting said bar por-' tions and urging them toward each other whereby they are adapted to grip the tie therebetween to render thelolip self-supporting on the tie, and a flexible member affording limited freedom of movement between the clip and shirt-front, one

end of the flexible member being connected to the rear bar of the clip and the other end of the flexible member having means thereon for detachable connection with the shirt-front, said flexible member extending from said back bar portion rearwardly toward the shirt-front such that the flexible member is concealed by the tie when the holder is in use.

2. A necktie holder comprising a clip having a relatively rigid front bar of substantial length and adapted to support ornamentation and a relatively rigid rear bar of substantial length, resilient means connecting said bars adjacent one end thereof and acting thereon to urge the bars toward each other whereby the tie may be inserted between the bars from the opposite end thereof and may be gripped along a transversely extending section between the bars to render the clip self-supporting thereon, and a chain aiTording limited freedom of movement between the clip and shirt-front, one end of the chain having connection with the rear bar at an intermediate point thereof and the other end of the chain being provided with means for detachable connection with the shirt-front.

-3. A necktie holder comprising a bar clip having relatively long front and rear arms adapted to extend substantially entirely across the tie and connected with each other at one end by resilient means which is an integral extension of the arms themselves and acts thereon to urge them toward each other to grip the tie therebetween, and a chain aifording limited freedom of movement between the clip and shirt-front, one end of the chain being connected with the rear arm approx-- imately midway between the ends thereof and the other end of the chain having an anchoring device for detachable connection with the shirtfront.

JAMES F. ROGERS. 

